Start Motor Cruising

Course Outline

This is an entry-level course on the basics of operating and crewing a motor cruiser. If you are a beginner and want to know enough to feel safe and useful aboard and be able to assist the skipper or helmsman in routine tasks then this is the course for you. It includes personal safety, seamanship, handling lines during departure and arrival, picking up moorings, dealing with emergency situations and basic helmsmanship.

You will be training with 3 or 4 other students and gain hands-on experience in crewing the boat during manoeuvres in and out of the marina and high speed operation in more open water. The standard course is just one day from 0900 to 1700 but you can also attend in parallel with higher level courses. Coffees, teas and lunch are provided along with all safety equipment.

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Elite Sailing specialise in beginner's sailing or motor cruising courses, adventure sailing cruises all around the British Isles and northwest Europe, and professional yachtmaster and instructor training for power and sail.